Tony Ocean

It was the summer of 1962 in Lucca, a small village town in the Tuscan Region of
Northern Italy where Giovanni and Graziella lived for all of their lives. As
newlyweds, they decided to leave Lucca and make a new life for themselves in
America and upon arrival, settled in Cicero, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.


It was on December 28th, 1962 that their son, Maurizio, was born. Raised
in a traditional Italian household, Maurizio learned both English and Italian
simultaneously. As a youth, Maurizio joined a touring youth choir and traveled
to Italy where he sang before the Pope in Rome. At age 15 he got his first
paying job singing in a bar in Stone Park, Illinois.

In 1984 at age 22
he started a rock band called Broken Heart and was the lead singer for the
group. While changing their names several times, "1313", "The Dream Police" a
tribute band to Cheap Trick and "The Big Band Rodeo", they toured the Country
working the college circuit.

In 1992 Maurizio was discovered when he won
the runner up prize on the popular TV show Star Search and began his
professional career. It was then that he decided to change his singing style
from Rock to Pop and his name to TONY OCEAN (from Frank Sinatra's portrayal of
Danny Ocean in the movie Ocean's 11).

His career took a change when he
did a Dean Martin impersonation at one of his shows. The owner was so impressed
that he paired him with two other artists who impersonated Frank and Sammy
Davis, Jr. and a show called "The Pack Is Back" was born. They appeared to
sellout crowds for eight months and earned the respect of critics and music
lovers while performing at Piper's Alley, a well known Chicago nightclub.


In 1998 Tony was selected for the David Award for Top Performing Artist
in entertainment by the Italo American National Union Foundation. The award is
bestowed upon youthful people who exhibit the will to succeed, the vision to
endure and the beauty within.

As one of the hardest working performers
in the industry with 297 performances in 1999, Tony is expanding his career into
national exposure and is presently under consideration by several producers and
directors for parts in television and films.

Tony Ocean's upbeat style
embodies a time from the past that will be popular as long as we still enjoy the
music of Sinatra, Martin, Davis, Darin, Tony Bennett, Tom Jones and others whose
romantic songs and lyrics have affected so many of our lives through the years.


In December 2007 Tony released his first nationally distributed Cd
titled "Pardon my Past. A collection of new songs written by Bonnie Koloc and
Jim Tullio. The CD has a selection of old standards with a preview of the new
format Ocean has developed.

Summer 2009 The Tony Ocean retuned to the
studio to record His present project Me and Mrs Jones. The Cd’s main release
will be March 2010 along with a music video filmed in Rosemont Illinois.


No matter what Tony sings his songs will always make us feel that fairy
tales can come true and they can happen to you if you’re Young At
Heart

No matter what Tony sings his songs will always make us feel that
fairy tales can come true and they can happen to you if You're Young At
Heart